Trading for a player mid-season...

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On 10/9/2025 at 1:32 PM, Rigotz said:

Everybody wants the roster to improve immediately in areas of need. I get it.

However, impatience has killed Brandon Beane and this team in the past.

 

Ask yourself this question... when was the last time an in-season trade worked out for the Bills?

 

I can think of plenty that didn't:

Kelvin Benjamin for a 3rd round pick.

Amari Cooper for a 3rd and 6th round pick.

Rasul Douglas for a 3rd and 5th round pick. 

 

So, for all of those who will inevitably say "Brandon Beane caught sleeping again" ... name one time we traded for a guy in-season and the trade worked out for us?

 

Fact is, teams are willing to trade away these players mid-season for a reason. The truly valuable trades typically happen in the off-season, not during.

I would have to disagree ! Rasul came in and had a bunch of INT's and was a good player especially the first season and was better than average the second season, Cooper came in and made a historic play that will go down in the history books with the Bills Along with some good catches during his time here .

 

Also Cooper came in half way through the season, didn't know the play book, didn't have much if any time to build a chemistry with Josh which is something needed with players becoming comfortable and as far as a trust factor goes .

 

I for one was hoping they brought Cooper back so he would have that time in OTA's and mini camp for he & Josh to develop that chemistry between them and I feel if that would have happened he would have been a much bigger part of the offense and his production would have been much more but for what ever reason they let him walk .

 

I also believe if the Bills would have signed Cooper he would still be playing and not have retired this year . There is a small part of me that would like to see the Bills offer him a spot later in the year and I think he would unretire if they did because this team has that effect on players that come here .

 

Now Benjamin you nailed it that was a total WASTE of anything they gave him but at the time I thought if he would have had the drive to work to his potential it was a good trade but you can't win them all !! 

 

But Beane has done a lot better than a bunch of others in the league & for some reason I feel a underlying haters tone to your post & feel you are one that wants both Beane & McD gone if truth be told ...